The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26

Supplement to an act entitled Sc An act
for the formation of Borough Commits
sions," approved M4rch seventh. ammo
domini one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-two.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersev.
That whenever an election has been ar
shall hereafter be held under the act to
which this IS supplement, to decide
whether borough commission should or
shall be formed under said act, and when
at such election a majority of the votes
cast have been or shall be for borough COM
mission, and the result of such election has
been or shall be certified to the clerk of
the county in which said borough COM
mission Is located, according to the pro-
visions of said act, and said borough COM
mission has neglected or shall neglect. for
the space of six months, to hold an cleo
ton to elect commissioners or nffic GERS for
said borough commission, then it shall be
the duty OF the chosen freeholaer. or IL
more than one, then of one of the chosen
treehosders of the township in which said
borough commission is located. upon re-
quest to him in writing. signed by
ten legal voters Of said borough commits
sion, to call an election to decide whether
said borough commission shall be contin-
ued or set aside, by notice in writing under
his hand, setting forth the time and place
OF such proposed election, and stating the
object of tie said election to be to vote to
continue said borough commission. or to
set aside said borough commission. which
notice shall be set up at least ten DAYS
previous to the said proposed election in
five of the most public places within the
limits of sail borough, and published
at least twice in a newspaper printed and
published within said b. rough limits, if
any, or, if none SO published, then in a
newspaper printed and published IN the
county wherein said borough is situated /;
and the polls shall be opened at the hour
of two o'clock in the afternoon. ani close
at seven o'clock in the evening Of the same
day.
?. And be it enacted, That the said
chosen freeholder shall appoint by writing
under his hand, clerk and two insp sctors
of said election, who shall be legal voters
within said borough. and who shall hold
and conduct the election aforesaid at the
time and place specified in said notice.
and the said election shall be conducted,
and the result thereof certified to the clerk
of the said county and filed in ne>elerk' :
office of said county, in the same man7I
as provided Tor in said act to which this /
supplement, in voting for or against til
formation of such borough commission,
and the voters at such election shall vot !,
by ballot, and the ballot shall contain tn !
words: ''to continue borough commission ;
or ''to set aside borough Commission" az. [
if majority of the votes be cast ssto :
aside borough com mission, then sai3 be !.
ough commission shall be set aside and 81
none effect.
8. And be it enacted. That the expens !
of advertising and holding said Alsctis
shall be betrayed and bnrne by the per-
sons requesting the said chosen freehold {
to call said election as mentioned in Sc. :.
ton one of this supplement; the fire
holder calling said election shall for I
services be entitled to the sum of two dsl-
lars, and the clerk and inspectors holdit.
said election shall be entitled to receive t. !,
same fees as are allowed for like service i
at state elections.
4. And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately
Approved March %, 1887.